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Financial Planning

Westpac in fresh $87m remediation program

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The failure of Westpac's former advisers to pass on corporate actions to clients for more than a decade will see the big bank pay a hefty bill.

EOFY tips for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
Financial advisers should keep in mind some valuable tax breaks for their businesses as the 2021 financial year comes to a close.

Connectus acquires fifth practice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
Global financial advice firm Connectus Wealth Advisers continues its Australian expansion strategy, announcing it will acquire its fifth wealth management firm in less than a year.

ASIC cancels BBY licence

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
The corporate regulator has cancelled the Australian financial services licence held by stockbroker BBY Limited, after suspending it in May 2015 for three years.

Adviser ETF use grows

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
Financial advisers have increased their adoption of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as demand for access to specific markets surges, new research shows.

Adviser slapped with four-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
Another former Meritum Financial Group and InterPrac Financial Planning adviser has copped a ban from the corporate regulator.

Stonehouse acquires risk advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
Stonehouse Financial Group has acquired the books of a long-serving risk adviser who will leave the industry to pursue other interests.

Better Advice regulations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Financial advice regulatory reforms that include establishing one disciplinary body and giving ASIC greater powers over the industry are closer to becoming law.

Advisers who failed FASEA exam granted extension

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
Senator Jane Hume is allowing candidates who have failed the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) exam twice to re-sit it in 2022.

CountPlus acquisitions boost revenue by $9.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
The 11 financial advice and accounting firms CountPlus has acquired this financial year are anticipated to bring in $9.4 million in revenue.